Carlo Scarpa, Architect: Intervening with History

by Mildred Friedman (Contributor)

pp. 252, color illustrations. "Carlo Scarpa has long been recognized as one of the most important architects of the 20th century. His exceptional ability to utilize craftsmanship, paired with his respect for the past, resulted in an architecture unlike any of its time or our time. This book, which coincides with the first major exhibition…

Genres: Architecture

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Mildred "Mickey" Friedman was an American architecture and design curator and editor of the journal Design Quarterly.

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Browsed through looking for images and information about the Querini Stampalia Gallery and other interventions in historic spaces.

It is "fundamental for the architect to leave conspicuous and characteristic evidence of his own era within the historic fabric, trusting time to fuse it into a comfortable whole"